The September MNR, Issue 16, is out now, with a wealth of market news, information, and links to supply and demand estimates and the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2015-2024.

The Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory of the University of Guelph (UG-FNRL) is leading a high profile project entitled the Asian Aquaculture Feed Formulation Database (AAFFD) and is seeking interested stakeholders to share production data for the species of interest (or any cultured species of economic importance in Asia).

You are invited to participate in a study concerning the development of improved on-farm shrimp feed management practices, with a focus on small-scale farmers.

A strain of Vibrio (KC13.17.5) causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) in shrimp in northern Vietnam was isolated. Normally, AHPND is caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, but the genomic sequence of the strain indicated that it belonged to Vibrio harveyi. The sequence data included plasmid-like sequences and putative virulence genes.

Flavobacterium psychrophilum causes bacterial cold-water disease in multiple fish species, including salmonids. This study looked at the effectiveness of Entericidin as a probiotic treatment.

Mycotoxins are among the most abundant contaminants in food and feed worldwide and this latest study looks at their levels in different fractions of milled wheat.

Transparency Market Research has released a new market report entitled “Global Fish Oil Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018.\"

The annual monitoring program on substances and residues in farmed fish conducted by NIFES for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority showed that farmed salmon contains very low levels of the pesticide endosulfan.

Daniel Fairweather, Divisional Director of Aquaculture and Fisheries at Willis, looked at the benefits of having El Niño insurance in a recent article on LinkedIn.

Statistics on domestically grown catfish and trout and U.S. imports and exports of fish and shellfish that may be products of aquaculture, such as salmon, shrimp, and oysters.

The latest monthly report on grains, published by FAO, is now available and includes headline news from around the world.

International prices of maize increased for the second consecutive month in July, with the negative impact of excessive rains on crops in the United States of America in the first half of the month underpinning prices. By contrast, export prices of wheat from the United States of America declined slightly with 2015 production prospects still favourable overall, while quotations from other origins strengthened slightly.

Insect protein and oil are sustainable, cheap and high quality ingredients. In addition, insects are part of a natural feeding regime of many animal species. According to Entofood, these novel ingredients are ideal substitutes for fishmeal.

Results of a study evaluating the partial replacement of fishmeal in diets for spotted rose snappers, in Costa Rica.

A new, comprehensive report on the Chinese feed industry, has just been made available by Report Buyer.

Fish 2.0 has just released the first in a series of updates for aquaculture, fish feed and tuna, which are all free to download. They aim to help investors find and evaluate high-impact seafood opportunities.

The booming $170 billion aquaculture industry could face a shortfall of fish meal and fish oil for feed as early as 2016, and demand could outpace fish meal supply by up to 16 MMT (Million Metric Tons) in 2025. The mismatch will hasten the opportunities for alternative sources of feed such as plant proteins, algae and even insects, according to Lux Research.

The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates that 85.1 million acres of soybeans have been planted in the United States for 2015, up 2% on last year and setting a new record high, according to the latest Acreage report.

A completly new type of vacuum coater overcomes drawbacks with earlier technology.

The winner of this year’s Aquafeed.com award for the advancement of aquafeed development by an industry supplier.